French electronics manufacturer Archos’s new wireless Music Beanie is a hat and headphones in one that connects to a smartphone, tablet or other music player via Bluetooth to stream tracks to two built-in speakers each side of the head. It can also be used as a Bluetooth headset for making and taking calls, via a built-in microphone.

Pause, play and skip tracks from the controls on the side. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs for the Guardian

One side has some music controls built in for pausing, playing and skipping tracks, while both small speakers are water-resistant, and so should handle British drizzle without issue.

The speakers can be removed through small slits in the beanie’s headband when the hat needs a proper wash. They offer eight hours of music playback on a 90-minute charge via the built-in micro-USB port.

Eight hours of music playback from a 90 minute charge. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs for the Guardian

The Music Beanie is being shown off at the IFA electronics trade show in Berlin this week, and will cost €29 from October. It sounds as good as some £20 headphones and comes in three colours: white, black and blue knit.